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Over one third of pension plans are at risk of software systems failure on 1 January 2000, according to the latest survey.The Jardine Reeves Brown survey looks at how plans are meeting the requirements of the 1995 Pensions Act.The survey found that 66 per cent of schemes have obtained undertakings from their software suppliers about […]

Gartmore&#39s second split capital investment trust, provides a rollover vehicle for investors in its existing Scottish National Trust, which is due to reach the end of its seven year investment cycle on September 30, 1998.The company hopes Gartmore SNT will attract a further £100m from the £530m invested in the original trust. This is in […]

ABN Amro Asset Management is introducing its Managed Portfolio Service to the IFA market.The service offers investors the choice of three investment strategies, growth, balanced or income to suit the individuals needs. Each strategy is managed on a discretionary basis using authorised collective investments, investment trusts and gilts and the client receives a twice yearly […]

GUARANTEED EQUITY BONDSScottish MutualINCOME BONDAim: To provide guaranteed growth or income depending on the performance of the FTSE 100 and Swiss SMI stockmarket indices.Minimum-maximum investment: £7,500 – £250,000.Term: Five years.Return: 45 per cent growth over the term or 8 per cent a year income dependent on stockmarket indices.Guarantee: 100 per cent of initial investment providing […]

Nicolas Just, Head of Smart Beta at Seeyond, says the most important point to recognise about the Seeyond approach to investing is that it sees volatility as an asset class and, with its factor-plus products, it aims to build portfolios that will outperform an index over one year/achieve outperformance as frequently as it can.

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Professional indemnity insurance providers have acknowledged that they see DB pension transfers as a high-risk area, as experts continue to express fears over the breadth of coverage for IFAs. While the FCA recently proposed measures to stop PI policies from excluding the Financial Services Compensation Scheme as a claimant and discussed the possibility of a […]

A Government white paper has confirmed The Pensions Regulator will be given stronger powers. The Department for Work and Pensions today published the defined benefit pension schemes white paper paper, which proposes changes to strengthen DB schemes. In recent months, DB schemes at BHS, Carillion and Toys ’R’ Us have made headlines for putting their […]

When a mega-merger like one the size of Standard Life Aberdeen happens, it should not come as a surprise when some staff are not entirely enthusiastic about it. That is why firms like Investec Asset Management have been happy to open the doors to many of those who found themselves in the middle of such […]